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Heat index, or the temperature it feels like, will change the way India measures heat

Mere air temperature or land surface temperature, conveyed as minimum and maximum temperature twice a day, is no longer enough to combat heat during the harsh summer. The heat index, which layers temperature with other factors such as relative humidity,…
By Shobha SurinJune 2, 2023
  • Amenities
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  • Heat Index

‘This summer heat is cooking our bodies alive, sweat runs off our feet’

The unbearable heat across cities this summer has been the harshest for outdoor workers who have no option but to toil through…
By Palani KumarJune 2, 2023
  • Climate Change
  • Heat Index
  • Urban Planning

Looking beyond heat action plans to blunt the impact of urban heat

As cities are being designed and redesigned, governments must look beyond heat measurements and Heat Action Plans to tackle the impact of…
By Team QoCJune 2, 2023
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  • Climate Change
  • Heat Index

Bengal’s cities face ‘extreme danger’ as they turn heat wave hotspots

Kolkata and Asansol, the former with its proximity to the sea and the latter located near the lower fringes of the Chhota…
By Aritra BhattacharyaJune 2, 2023
  • Climate Change
  • Built Environment
  • Heat Waves

Heat Action Plans: The way ahead as India sizzles with higher temperatures

As cities in India brace for a harsh summer once again, the importance of Heat Action Plans has been underlined. A good…
By Dr Rajashree KotharkarMarch 24, 2023
  • Heat Waves
  • Climate Change
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How Kerala is coping with one of its harshest summers

Many cities across Kerala experienced a high heat summer in early March. Experts say there is no doubt that this summer will…
By Reema AbrahamMarch 24, 2023
  • Climate Change
  • Heat Waves
  • Urban Planning

Ahmedabad’s Heat Action Plan has more hot air, less gas to propel it forward

The idea of Heat Action Plan for cities has come a long way from 2013 when the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation rolled out…
By Darshan DesaiMarch 24, 2023
  • Heat Waves
  • Built Environment
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The story of India’s scorched cities in four maps

Why India’s cities need to prepare and implement Heat Action Plans is evident in the maps which clearly show the rising frequency of heat waves and higher summer-like temperatures before the season sets in. From an average of 7.4 days…
By Maitreyee Rele and Jashvitha DhageyMarch 24, 2023
  • Climate Change
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Mumbai needs an Ecological Plan beyond the quick fixes for air pollution

Mumbai’s air quality has been deteriorating since November last year but hardly anyone thought it would soon get the dubious tag of…
By Smruti KoppikarFebruary 24, 2023
  • Climate Change
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COP27 failed to move the needle on climate action, poor will suffer as cities face climate disasters

Another climate summit is over and after hours of debates and discussions, it’s back to the ground to act on the pledges…
By Soumya DuttaDecember 16, 2022

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